To commemorate Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury’s launch, Nintendo unveiled an event for Super Mario Bros. 35, a battle royale version of the original, 2D side-scroller. Players have until tomorrow to reach the end and beat Bowser a staggering 3.5 million times. However, the event, while it has been going for six days, […]
In-game museums are great because all video games are museums
Most video games are built as museums to themselves — inside the menus and beyond the stories are collections of items and lore. Instead of housing a world of information in grand, historic buildings, these museums are based in code. Each is an abstract retelling of the player’s journey thus far. This “museum” looks different […]
Bernie Sanders’ mittens are now an extremely powerful magic item in D&D
While the world watched the peaceful transition of power to United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Tuesday, the internet was instead fixated on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. His mittens, along with a pensive posture at the inauguration on Tuesday, have been rapidly turned into a meme for the ages. So far they’ve turned […]
Fortnite Players Are Already Angry About Predator’s Cloaking Device
Fortnite players can now see Predator in Fortnite rather than just hear it. If you can take the alien down, then it will drop a handy reward. Predator’s pod crash-landed in Fortnite last week. Up until now, you have only been able to hear the alien when you venture near enough to its craft. Today’s […]
A Community Of Redditors Are Putting Sam Jackson In Every Game They Can
Before you can say “what” again, Samuel L. Jackson is invading your favorite video game. No, the Hollywood superstar isn’t pulling a Vin Diesel and voicing an Ark character for seemingly no reason. But thanks to the work of some dedicated Redditors, San Jackson is appearing in The Sims, Skyrim, Mass Effect, and many other […]
Cyberpunk 2077 Players Are Trying To Uncover The Game’s Biggest Mystery
Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that is full of mysteries; why does so little change in the world between Johnny’s 2013 heist attempt and the game’s narrative (which is 64 years in the future)? Why does V randomly get dizzy during conversations? Why is it only a rollercoaster that will break down Johnny Silverhand’s prickly […]
Breath of the Wild players are racing to bake bread
Beating The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as quickly as possible? Boring — we’ve seen that speedrun before. Nowadays, the Speedy Gonzaleses competing within BOTW are attempting more obscure and strange runs, like the one where you see how fast you can go home and die, or the one where you race to […]
Breath Of The Wild Players Are Still Coming Up With Amazingly Creative Solutions For Literally Everything
When Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in 2017, it broke the mold for a Zelda game. Gone were the linear playthroughs with a progression of increased difficulty and skill. In place was a new and vast open world Hyrule that could be explored in any way, shape, or form players […]
Cyberpunk 2077’s Kid NPCs Are Ripped Straight Out Of A Horror Movie
If you haven’t been playing Cyberpunk 2077, it’s probably safe to say you only know about the game thanks to an unparalleled media blitz and because it’s so chock full of amazing, hilarious bugs. For example, here we have a rave that’s turned into a cult of T-posing NPCs. And here we have a police […]
Games Inbox: How good are the PS5 exclusive games?
The Wednesday Inbox discusses alternative games of the generation, as one reader is upset at non-interactive video game endings. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Declining excitementJust in case anyone missed the memo there weren’t any major new stock shipments over Christmas and it’s still impossible to get a PlayStation 5 at […]